June 4, 2026
Monterey Park Bans Datacenters by Ballot. Texas Cities Write Rules Instead.Pia Orrenius told ERCOT's board that datacenter construction hit 9% of total Texas construction activity by year-end 2025, up from 5.7%.
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Pia Orrenius
Pia Orrenius is an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas who has published research on energy policy and economic impacts relevant to Texas infrastructure development.
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